Crime Rates at Dorset Road, Birmingham, B17 8EN

Dorset Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1033rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Road (B17 8EN) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (B17 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Westbury Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.